From Far, Far Away notebook

◎ A special notebook based on Jimmy Liao's creation for the 2015 Echigo-Tsumari Art Field in Japan.

◎ Designed for travel: hardcover binding with an elastic band for easy carrying and writing.

◎ Free print cloth drawstring pouch with purchase.

Jimmy Liao was invited to create artworks for the triennial Echigo-Tsumari Art Field in Japan. Not only did Liao create designs for on-site artwork, he also created a moving and powerful story that connects all of his works, a story that became the picture book Kiss＆Goodbye. The notebook From Far, Far Away is specially designed based on the central concepts of Kiss & Goodbye, integrated with the art festival's ideas of travel and exploration.

From Far, Far Away features full-color prints of Liao's illustrations, so you can take notes accompanied by Liao's pictures. The notebook's pages are comprised of a variety of different papers suited for writing, drawing, and scrapbooking. There are also empty squares for you to draw little comics depicting your travels or other stories so that you could share them with your friends.

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All of My World is You

我的世界都是你

February 2016 19x26 cm 120 pp.

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified character), Spanish, Italian

The girl’s little black dog is gone. She misses the dog, so she writes him letters that she releases into the wind. She prays that her dog will receive them, wherever he is.

The girl lives in a closed down hotel. She roams the various rooms, all full of memories of her playing with the little black dog. But in these rooms, she meets a variety of strange characters. They say that they’ve stayed in the hotel in the past, and they’re here because of the letters they’ve been receiving…

Jimmy Liao creates worlds of fantastical journeys. In this book, he brings us to an old hotel in which the experiences of past travelers still reverberate. The memories that they find so difficult to give up present a new opportunity for the girl to look at her loss from a different perspective. Nothing in the world is eternal, but memories are always there with you. They’re what give the world a different luster.

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Four Seasons

四季

June 2016 23x17 cm 256 pp.

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified character)

Four Seasons was an exhibition and has been shown several times in art museums. Now it's an art book allows readers to become active participants in shaping the illustrations. The characters and the settings may be freely manipulated, allowing the work to recapture the magic of the original theatrical setting. You are also welcome to cut and paste the various elements in the drawings, reconceiving Jimmy's creation and arranging them to tell your own personal story.

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So Close Yet So Far

忽遠忽近

December 2016 19x26 cm 144 pp.

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified character)

An illustrated long-form story of love and growth, depicting the emotional lives of people in modern society.

Everyone has that special someone, someone more than a friend but not quite a lover. The one who knows more about your vulnerabilities than your friends, and who is not afraid to poke at your weaknesses; but he or she has been with you far longer than any lover, who knows what you like, and has shared in all your memories whether big or small, good or bad. That someone is always by your side but without any pressure.

But when anyone asks, you still say with some embarrassment: “We’re just friends!”

You have such good chemistry with each other, but you’re worried that you’ll ruin it if you go over the line. You always suspect that he or she knows your feelings, but often you feel the need to remind yourself it could be all in your head. You don’t know how they feel, and they don’t bring it up with you either. You think that maybe one day he or she will know, or that one day you’ll meet someone better, or… maybe there are better opportunities out there. But sometimes you can’t help but think, is he or she the one? Why can we never confess our feelings at the right time? Why do you know them so well, feel so comfortable with them, and yet you can only ever joke about it? Perhaps because you still feel that you could do better. And so you only say once, drunkenly: “If we’re both still single when we’re thirty-five, let’s get together!”

And then suddenly, you’re thirty-five…

After writing of the star-crossed lovers who never meet in Turn Left, Turn Right, Jimmy Liao found himself engrossed in the story of another pair of lovers who have been friends since childhood, yet could never commit to each other. Somehow it is even more heartrending to meet every day then to never meet. You never know if an unimaginable gulf separates these two people who seem so close. You never know if opening up might destroy everything. Everything is up in the air… they are so close, yet so far.

So Close yet So Far depicts a time when we all seek stability in change, a time full of choices but lacking in certainty, a time of people scarred and afraid to be hurt again.

Being With You

在一起 （筆記書）

December 2016 14x20 cm 192 pp.

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified character)

◎ A notebook with imagery from Jimmy Liao’s So Close Yet So Far, with additional bonus illustrations not found in the original book.

◎ A notebook for you to record every day worth remembering, and a perfect gift for that special someone. This is for everyone whose heart belongs to someone.

Jimmy Liao’s So Close Yet So Far is about a boy and a girl who have been friends since childhood, who know each other well and depend on each other, and yet miss chance after chance to be together as they bounce between relationships. In their hearts, each knows that the other is special; yet they can never confess their feelings. They keep silent when they meet, yet fall into melancholy when they do not. Being with You is a notebook inspired by So Close Yet So Far. Additional bonus illustrations not found in the book are included, depicting the two main characters sharing a happy life together. It is another version of the story. The notebook uses a backless hardcover binding, easy to open and lie flat but also convenient for carrying around. The notebook includes blank monthly and weekly calendars for use in any year.

Being with You is perfect for writing down feelings that cannot be spoken, to be given to that special someone. Or, the notebook itself can be the perfect gift to show your feelings. Our hope is that those in the world who belong together, can be together.

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Under the Same Moon

同一個月亮

October 2017 21x28 cm 32 pp.

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified character)

A masterwork that marks the 20th anniversary of Jimmy Liao’s first book

A song of innocence for the world, plain and beautiful yet sharp and piercing.

Our hearts are bathed in the same moonlight, full of the same yearning.

When I think of you, are you also looking at the moon and thinking of me?

We look at the same moon, and we should feel the same happiness!

Han-han waits by the window, as if he’s waiting for someone to come.

Han-han sees a lion coming. Han-han opens to door for the lion to come in. The lion has a nail stuck in his paw. Han-han carefully takes the nail out, fixes the wound up, puts on a bandage, and comforts him. The lion thanks Han-han.

Then the elephant and the crane both come visit. They want Han-han to take care of them too.

But Han-han still waits by the window, nervous and excited. He is waiting for his father, who hasn’t come back in so long…

Under the Same Moon is a book of warm and innocence that is Jimmy Liao’s present to the world. Plain and beautiful yet sharp and piercing, it uses a child’s pure and eager perspective to reach down and touch people’s wishes to a peaceful world.

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Dream of the Moon notebook

月夢（筆記書）

October 2017 14 x20 cm 184 pp.

◎ Jimmy Liao’s moon-related creations are featured in this notebook, so that you can be inspired by his charming illustrations.

◎ Moon-related imagery from Jimmy Liao’s works of the past 20 years, carefully selected to comprise the first Jimmy Liao-themed notebook on the market.

◎ High-quality paper for easy writing, and hardcover

binding and size for portability and convenience.

The moon is there in your dreams.

About the future, about love, about everything else.

All of your wishes, no matter how far, no matter how small,

She hears as clear as can be.

Moonlight is a frequent presence in Jimmy Liao’s works, symbolizing warmth, caring, and protection. The moon plays a prominent role in Under the Same Moon and The Moon Forgets, and can be seen in the background somewhere in nearly every other one of his books. Whether it is a crescent hanging in the sky or a full moon radiating light, it is always a source of calmness and beauty. Dreams of the Moon is a notebook featuring some of Jimmy’s best lunar images. Elegant and charming in its design, its hardcover binding and perfectly chosen size makes it an ideal choice for carrying everywhere. Let Jimmy’s works inspire your writing and help you record the most touching moments of your life.

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101 Postcards by Jimmy Liao

每個人都值得一張美麗的畫：幾米經典畫作101

November 2017 11.3 x16.3 cm 101 postcards (box set)

101 selected images from Jimmy Liao's 20 years creation. A Collector's edition postcards box set of Jimmy Liao's best works over his career, to honor 20th anniversary of his first published book.

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Warm Solitude : Jimmy Liao's Stories Gift Set

寂寞與溫暖：幾米長篇作品套書

February 2018 17x20 cm 636 pp.

◎ This is a collection of five picture-book classics by Jimmy Liao in the first decade of his career. The layouts for all five have been redesigned, and the five books come in a case for easy collection.

◎ Loneliness and Warmth: A Collection of Jimmy’s Picture Books include five of Jimmy’s most celebrated works: Turn Left, Turn Right; The Moon Forgets; The Sound of Colors; Mr. Wing; and The Blue Stone. The covers have been redesigned, and the dimensions of the books have been made uniform, as they were all originally published in different sizes. This is a perfect showcase of the charm of Jimmy’s picture books.

◎ A glass jar inspired by The Moon Forgets is available as a limited exclusive gift with this collection, not sold elsewhere.

The long picture book is a unique form that Jimmy Liao works in. With his inimitable talent for visual storytelling and his poetic, unique writing style, Jimmy has created many stories that examine human solitude while still warming the heart. The colors, lines, and text all work in harmony to express Jimmy’s view on life, while giving voice to the feeling of loneliness that is so common among so many.

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The 20th Anniversary Collection of Jimmy Liao

幾米20精選典藏

February 2018 30x40 cm 104 pp.

◎ A collector’s edition artbook of Jimmy Liao’s best works over his career, to honor the 20th anniversary of his first published book.

◎ 50 selected images printed on large-format paper (30x40 centimeters) with cutting lines that allow them to be torn away and framed, collected, and displayed as Jimmy Liao reproductions.

◎ A hard case is provided with the artbook, making this edition the best way to collect Jimmy Liao’s works.

The blind girl hoping that someone will be waiting at the exit of the subway station. The lion that wants a hug. The starry night that comforts everyone. The boy in the corner that does something small for the world every day. The girl who finds the answers in movies and rediscovers her passion for life. The boy with wishes and a magic lamp. The smiling fish that rediscovers freedom. The fluffy bunny that calls outside the window in the afternoon… Throughout his 20-year career, Jimmy Liao has created over 50 lauded works that include charming fairy tales, grand epics, humorous and playful quips, and reflections on life. No matter when you put your first Jimmy Liao book on your bookshelf, there must be a few images from his works that have stayed in your heart. His art always sneaks up on you when you least expect it.

Every one of Jimmy’s images is the result of painstaking and detailed work, so they can all be appreciated as standalone works of art. And yet the stories behind these images, as told in Jimmy’s picture books, give voice to the characters and settings, all of which have a tale to tell. This artbook collects Jimmy Liao’s best characters and worlds, finely printed on large-format, high-quality paper. This is an unmissable retrospective on Jimmy’s career for Jimmy lovers like you.

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To Read or Not to Read, That Is My Question

不愛讀書不是你的錯

April 2018 15x20 cm 128 pp.

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”

― George Bernard Shaw

Less and less people are visiting the bookstore down the street. The bookstore owner doesn’t want to give up the store, so he has his child gather all of their friends used to hang around the bookstore to discuss whether they want to read and buy books at the store anymore. Thus begins a battle of words over reading or not reading, a debate spanning past and present.